[RTTY] MTTY and a Linear

[Philip Leonard WVØT]

WA3FRP at aol.com wrote:
> A good friend of mine is using MMTTY and could use a little advice in  
> setting up his linear. 
> 
> He wants to be able to use a linear amp in  addition to his exciter and needs 
> a way to generate a PTT signal from the PC,  that keys up the linear several 
> milliseconds before it keys the  transceiver.
> 
> This would help avoid 'hot switching' the linear's  antenna relay with drive 
> already applied. He wants to avoid using a foot switch  plus the keyboard to 
> go into transmit.
> 
> Can anyone suggest software  that will allow him to get two separately 
> time-delayed PTT signals from the COM  ports or USB ports of his control PC?
> 
> Please send replies directly  to Terry K7YNO at _k7yno at arrl.net_ 
> (mailto:k7yno at arrl.net)  as he is  not currently a member of this list.
> 
> Thanks in  advance,
> 
> Russ WA3FRP

If the exciter is a relatively modern rig why not let it key the linear? 
  It should provide the proper sequencing to avoid hot switching. 
That's how I do it.  Rig here is an FT-1000MP Mk V Field.

Philip